Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

A growing number of urban Texas counties exceed 100,000 early votes cast, as a growing number of rural Texas counties top 27% early turnout: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml

...Progress Texas weighs in on the huge early turnout: https://progresstexas.org/blog/statement-texas-early-voting-excitement-shatters-records

...Want to confirm that your ballot was counted? It takes some doing, but can be done: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-check-ballot-counted-status/287-08daf8ac-123a-45f1-8806-5f121c0f303c

Vice President Kamala Harris will appear in Houston today, alongside Senatorial candidate Colin Allred and Texas icons Beyoncé and Willie Nelson: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/harris-beyonce-houston-texas.html

...The VP's expected message: a warning to battleground swing states that the draconian crackdown on reproductive freedom in Texas could come to their states next: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5164491/donald-trump-joe-rogan-texas-kamala-harris-beyonce

National Democrats see enough hope in Colin Allred's race against Ted Cruz for a massive late-game spend on advertising: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/24/texas-senate-allred-cruz-00185409

An Oregon school district is calling on Ted Cruz to pull TV ads that attack transgender rights while using - without permission - a photo of two minor girls who are not transgender: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4952253-ted-cruz-campaign-transgender-ad/

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

See Progress Texas' analysis of Project 2025, and what it will mean for Texas should it be enacted: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/project-2025-vs-progress-2025⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a complete guide to Project 2025 from Media Matters: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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